This book is a collection of sixteen instrumentals arranged for acoustic lap steel guitar in D and G tuning. Lovely Hawaiian tunes such as "Aloha Oe" are included as well as more bluesy selections such as "Whistlin' Blues" and "Careless Love." The book even includes an Irish ballad, "Down by the Sally Gardens," arranged specifically to be played on a lap steel guitar. Special techniques such as "bar slants," natural harmonics," and "behind-the-bar-bends" are carefully explained. Includes access to online au ...more

This book is a collection of sixteen instrumentals arranged for acoustic lap steel guitar in D and G tuning. Lovely Hawaiian tunes such as "Aloha Oe" are included as well as more bluesy selections such as "Whistlin' Blues" and "Careless Love." The book even includes an Irish ballad, "Down by the Sally Gardens," arranged specifically to be played on a lap steel guitar. Special techniques such as "bar slants," natural harmonics," and "behind-the-bar-bends" are carefully explained. Includes access to online audio.

Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar

Introduction …………………………………………... 5

Open Range …………………………………………... 6 1 Open-D

Rosies’s Waltz ………………………………………... 8 2 Open-D

Jesse James …………………………………………… 11 3 Open-D

Amazing Grace ……………………………………….. 13 4 Open-D

Aloha Oe ……………………………………………… 15 5 Open-D

Guitar Rag ……………………………………………. 17 6 Open-D

Careless Love ………………………………………… 21 7 Open-D

Whistling Blues ………………………………………. 22 8 Open-D6

Down By The Sally Gardens ......................................... 25 9 Open-D

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